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Irvine, CA – January 6 – USA Water Polo Men’s National Team head coach Dejan Udovicic has announced a roster of 20 athletes selected for competition during the two-game series with Australia taking place this weekend in Southern California. Specific game rosters will be determined prior to each game day.

The series begins on January 10 at the Woollett Aquatics Center in Irvine, CA at 6pm pt and concludes on January 11 at Mt. San Antonio College in Walnut, CA at 1pm pt. Tickets for both matches are on-sale now and can be purchased by clicking here. Both matches will stream LIVE on Overnght.com and the Overnght app with LIVE stats available at 6-8Sports.com.

2026 Men’s National Team Roster (January Australia Series)

Bode Brinkema (San Juan Capistrano, CA/UCLA/Mission WPC)

Dominic Brown (Concord, CA/California/LA Athletic Club)

Peter Castillo (Costa Mesa, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)

Hannes Daube (Long Beach, CA/USC/Apollon Smyrnis/NYAC)

Chase Dodd (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/LA Athletic Club)

Ryder Dodd (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/LA Athletic Club)

Jake Ehrhardt (Camarillo, CA/USC/LA Athletic Club)

Bernardo Herzer (Los Angeles, CA/USC/LA Athletic Club)

Max Irving (Long Beach, CA/UCLA/Pro Recco/NYAC)

Jack Larsen (Orinda, CA/UCLA/Sabadell)

Ben Liechty (Newport Beach, CA/UCLA/Newport Beach WPC)

Dash McFarland (Berkeley, CA/Stanford/LA Athletic Club)

Charlie Mills (Tiburon, CA/USC/San Francisco WPC)

Ryan Ohl (Greenwich, CT/Stanford/Greenwich Aquatics)

Nicolas Saveljic (Kotor, Montenegro/UCLA/TeliMar/NYAC)

Jett Taylor (San Diego, CA/Cathedral Catholic High School/Del Mar WPC)

Marko Vavic (Rancho Palos Verdes, CA/USC/NYAC)

Adrian Weinberg (Los Angeles, CA/California/Panathinaikos/LA Athletic Club)

Dylan Woodhead (San Anselmo, CA/Stanford/SHAQ)

Max Zelikov (Boca Raton, FL/Stanford/South Florida WPC)


Head Coach – Dejan Udovicic

Assistant Coaches – Gavin Arroyo, Matt Ustaszewski, and Jack Kocur

Video Coach – John McBride

Team Manager – Paulina Bui

Medical Staff – Chris Bates, Dr. Brandon Henry and Dr. Sarah Merrill

USA vs Australia
January 10 – 6pm pt
Woollett Aquatics Center
Irvine, CA

January 11 – 1pm pt

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA